Budweiser Smoke on the Water
2023-02-03 – 2023-02-04 · Winter Haven, FL · State championship
Reps: JEANNE TITUS, MIKE GARRETSON · Prize money: $16,650.00
Grand Champion: Fred Vegas Smokers (700.5144) · 47 teams
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1544 points — closer than 80% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS took the Grand Championship home to VA.
🃏 An upset on the books
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
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This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-03 ← this one | Winter Haven, FL | 47 | 700.5144 | Fred Vegas Smokers |
| 2024-02-02 | Winter Haven, FL | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
46 entries · top 177.1544 · median 169.6742
Master Series — Chicken
46 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9656
Master Series — Overall
47 entries · top 700.5144 · median 679.3028
Master Series — Pork
46 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
47 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6916